Museum of the Horseless Carriage receives donation of rare 1910 Olds Limited Roadster
By: Old Cars Weekly
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Museum of the Horseless Carriage receives donation of rare 1910 Olds Limited Roadster
A rare 1910 Olds Limited Roadster has been donated to the Museum of the Horseless Carriage, located on the campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, MI.
Hickory Corners, Michigan - Just weeks after a 5.1-million-dollar world record-breaking sale of a 1911 Olds Limited, a similar concourse quality restored example was given to a budding auto museum in Michigan. A rare 1910 Olds Limited Roadster has been donated to the Museum of the Horseless Carriage, located on the campus of the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, MI.
Museum of the Horseless Carriage
Thanks to the generosity of renowned Kalamazoo, MI eye surgeon Dr. John Trittschuh, the museum—which is dedicated to showcasing pre-1916 "brass era" motorcars—is now in possession of what is believed to be the only 1910 Oldsmobile Limited Roadster still in existence.
Dr. Trittschuh exhibited this stunning automobile during the 2024 "Celebration of Brass" event held at the Gilmore Car Museum and has displayed the car there since.
While handing over the title to the Museum of the Horseless Carriage, Dr. Trittschuh commented that the museum "is the perfect place to showcase this incredible car."
And "incredible," it is!
Museum of the Horseless Carriage
Only 325 Limiteds were produced between 1910-1912, with only five Roadsters among them. Each rode on tires 43" tall—placing the fenders at the height of a standard light switch! Today, just thirteen Limiteds are known to remain. This impressive Roadster is considered by many in the automotive hobby as among the finest, most accurate restorations there is right down to the smallest detail: a riveted muffler.
In 2020 Museum of the Horseless Carriage was established as its own 501c3 non-profit and began exhibiting pre-1916 vehicles at the historic 90-acre campus of the Gilmore Car Museum. They are currently conducting a fundraising campaign for an all-new 12,000 sq ft exhibit building designed in part after a 1910 Kalamazoo automobile sales showroom.
The Museum of the Horseless Carriage is located on the historic campus of the Gilmore Car Museum—North America's largest auto museum—located just 20 minutes northeast of Kalamazoo, MI.
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Anybody interested in cars that are THAT old? In my case, maybe to look at, but I never drove a car older than I am.
Tall tires and brass trim
Makes it pretty fancy, I'd say.
Saw a car like that once while canoeing through the interior of Algonquin Park. It was not in as good shape nor do I have any idea how it ended up in the middle of a wild forest.
I, too, have canoed in Algonquin Park, but never saw anything like that there.
Best I can remember (I was only 10 at the time) it was four or five lakes in from the northern entrance at Kioshkokwi near an old falling down lodge.
I also found a six pack of beer cooling in a stream on that same trip
I was 18, and I canoed in at night to visit my girlfriend who was spending the summer at Camp Tamakwa which was located on Joe Lake. Camp Tamakwa was featured in the movie Indian Summer. That summer I was a Junior Counsellor at Camp Winnebago, located in the Muskoka region.
I love it when Jay Leno shows off parts of his collection. It has to be parts as he owns many and it would be a show of many hours to show them all.
One of my favorites is the 1907 White Steam Car which he's actually driven. Rather cool to see a steam powered car going down the road.
When I was in Palm Springs I toured a really big collection of famous classic cars. One of note was the Cadillac convertible driven by Elizabeth Taylor in the movie A Place in the Sun. I don't remember if it was Jay Leno's collection or someone else's.